The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your..

第1题

阅读理解。????The market is a concept (概念). If yo...

阅读理解。

The market is a concept (概念). If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing

for the market. You might sell some to your neighbors and some to the local managers of the supermarket. But

in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop

buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel

worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores,

supermarkets, gas station and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires

you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

The market may be something abstract (抽象的). But for each person or business that is making and selling

something, it is veryconcrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won't be long before you get the message.

The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing

something the market doesn't want you to do.

1. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？

[ ]

A. Selling and Buying.

B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

C. What is the market？

D. What the market can do for you.

2. All of the following acts are producing for the market except _____.

[ ]

A. working in a bank

B. attending a night school

C. printing a book

D. growing beans for sale

3. You are buying from the market when you _____.

[ ]

A. borrow a book from the library

B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

C. look after your children

D. dine at restaurant

4. The word "concrete" in the last paragraph may most probably mean _____.

[ ]

A. serious

B. important

C. necessary

D. real

5. In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something？

[ ]

A. It tells you what to produce

B. It provides you with everything you need

C. It tells you how to grow tomatoes

D. It helps you save money

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Securities are _____ for the person who buys them, but are _____ for the individual or firm that issues them.

A、assets; liabilities

B、liabilities; assets

C、negotiable; nonnegotiable

D、nonnegotiable; negotiable

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第3题

10. If you are in China, to improve your listening and speaking, you play on your phone in the English Class.

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第4题

If you are thinking of implementing a customer satisfaction survey, we urge you to give as much attention to the ________(distribute)and collection process as youdo to the questionnaire design.

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If you live in a big city, you're??????surrounded ...

If you live in a big city, you're____surrounded by noise from cars, buses and trains.

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A. briefly

B. instantly

C. constantly

D. awfully

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Learning the language of a country isn't enough.If you know the manners of your foreign friends, you will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own.

A visitor to India should remember it is impolite there to use the left hand for passing food at the table.The left hand is for washing yourself.Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he is disagree ing.But in many parts of India a side-to-side movement of the head is to show agreement.In Bulgaria you shake your head to show "yes"—a nod shows "no".

In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs while sitting and talking to someone, even at an impor tant meeting.But doing this could cause offence to a Thailander.Touching the head of a grown-up is also not done in Thailand.

Knowing about manners is useful when you are traveling, and you also need to know the language used to express the customs.

1.If you are staying in India, you'd better().

A.not use your left hand to pass food at the table

B.use your left hand to pass food at the table

C.not use your left hand to wash yourself

D.use your left hand at all times

2.To shake your h ead means “Yes” ().

A.in India

B.in Europe

C.in Bulgaria

D.in Thailand

3.You can easily make a Thailander angry by().

A.touching his head

B.crossing your legs while talking to him

C.shaking your head

D.nodding your head

4.The wri ter thinks that to know about a country well one must().

A.know the language of the country

B.know the manners of the country

C.know the manners better than the language

D.know both the language and the manners

5.We can learn from the passag e that().

A.different countries have different manners

B.the manners in Thailand are the same as those in India

C.one should be careful not to cross legs in Europe

D.one should not touch a grown-up's head in India

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第7题

If you are going to give a speech about"will AI replace human?", which of the following opening do you think is better?

A、Do you know AI? It's a very heated topic.

B、My reasons are as follows:

C、It's a very interseting topic

D、what's the first image that jumps into your mind when it comes to AI?

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第8题

If you are invited to make a presentation, you’d better look over the venue a few days in advance or arrive early on the day of your speech.

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第9题

Production and materials-management functions need not be changed in response to unanticipated customer demands as they do not affect response time.

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第10题

Since smoking is harmful，governments worldwide should conduct serious campaigns against is．

A．自知道吸烟有害以来，世界政府就应该采取严厉的禁烟措施。

B．因为吸烟有害处，世界政府就应该开展严肃的禁烟运动。

C．既然吸烟有害，各国政府就应该开展严肃的禁烟运动。

D．由于吸烟有害，各国政府开展了严肃的禁烟运动。

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